How long do u take to eat?

We are suppose to eat slow, small bites at a time, are you able to do it?

I don't feel like I am, I have struggle to take 20 min. to eat and Im suppose to take 30-40? am I the only one like this? do you weigh you food? do u mesure everything? if yes what is a normal portion for you? Im sure I eat to much. My weigh lost is not that good and Im a little down about all of this....

Thanks for you answer.

Julie

surgery 09-08-08

lost 25lb.

I don't have any restriction yet and assume if you were banded 9/8 that you don't either. Until you have sufficient fill and your band is tight food flows through into your lower stomach much like it did before you got the band. Just be patient and keep practicing the "bandster rules", and get fills as often as your surgeon suggests.

Right now, it is hard to make my food last as long as they want us to. I have no real restriction even after my 2nd fill. I agree with RestlessMonkey, we just have to keep practicing "the rules" until we get good restriction. When that happens, I think we will not have to struggle to do things the bandster way.

I think your right, I'll have to see my surgeon again, but last time he didn't look to happy to see me, I wanted 1cc in and the only put 0.5cc and told me to wait a while before coming back??? I have 4.5cc in so far. Im gonna start mesuring my food maybe it will help. Im losing some weight but really really slow, I was at 194 the morning of the surgery and now Im at 169.

Thanks for you comment.

Julie

The first couple of months after being banded, I couldn't understand why we had to go so slow either.

Later, once I was restricted . . . boy did I ever understand why it takes a while. You just can't eat fast without getting sick when restriction is tight. You take a bite, chew it, swallow it and then your pouch decides if you can keep going or not. The bandster rules are something to be practiced in the early days . . . but later they are harshly enforced by your band with restriction.